Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 12:43AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued a statewide Air Quality Advisory for the entire state of Ohio as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to adversely impact air quality. Pollutants across the state are expected to range from the 'Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups' category in the southwest part of the state to the 'Unhealthy' category in the rest of the state. Hourly concentrations at times may reach the 'Very Unhealthy' to 'Hazardous' categories. It is recommended, when possible, to avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory conditions like asthma. Watch for symptoms including wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in the nose, throat, and eyes. For additional information, please visit the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's website at epa.ohio.gov.
CELINA - School board members this week agreed to keep a storm shelter in the design plans for a grade 7-12 school building even though it is no longer required by Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC).
District facilities director Phil Metz at the regular board meeting said he's working with project architect Garmann Miller on a list of features to be included in the 7-12 building. [More]
ST. MARYS - With its invite coming up Friday, the St. Marys track team looked at Tuesday's tri-meet as a chance to tune up and test its strength against a pair of Western Buckeye League foes.
Celina, which has its eye on WBL titles this season, came out with the win Tuesday, with the girls 59 1/2 points ahead of the Roughriders and the boys three points ahead of Shawnee at Grand Lake Health System Field. [More]
Mary "Jane" (Barlage) Meinerding, age 63, of Fort Loramie, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at her residence Sunday morning, April 23, 2023. [More]
NEW BREMEN - Village council members on Monday moved to accept $150,000 toward replacing the State Route 274 water line.
Councilors passed an emergency resolution to accept the Auglaize County Development Funds from county commissioners. The funds come through the American Rescue Plan Act.
Mercer County once again had the lowest joblessness in Ohio in March.
Mercer County's unemployment rate registered at 2.5% last month, slightly lower than 2.6% in February, according to an Ohio Department of Job and Family Services news release.
